Kingpin: Life of Crime is a first-person shooter, in which the player takes the role of the thug on his
mission of revenge. The player's health meter is a number, and when depleted the player dies. Armor can
also be collected which offered protection of either the head region, the torso region or the leg region of
the player. Weaponry begins with a small lead pipe but other weapons such as a pistol, shotgun, tommygun,
flamethrower, grenade launcher and rocket launcher, will become available when picked up.